Fly Fishing Montana

by John Holt

Anyone who fly-fishes Montana—or plans to—should own a copy of this useful guide. Fly fishing expert John Holt has compiled a complete inventory of Montana’s fly-fishing waters, moving across the state, drainage by drainage, devoting plenty of space to the main river of each watershed as well as the many tributaries, small streams, reservoirs, and alpine lakes that frequently get left out of other guidebooks. The maps are large and easy to use, and the fishing descriptions cover seasonal variations, river conditions, and preferred fly patterns. Also included are travel suggestions, river access, etiquette and rules, and a hatch chart.

384 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2015

About the author

Writer living in Livingston, Montana with my wife, photographer Ginny. Have 14 published books including Hunted: A Novel, Coyote Nowhere - In Search of America's Last Frontier, and Arctic Aurora - Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories. AK Press will release my next book, Yellowstone Drift - Float the Past in Real Time in February 2009. This one is about canoeing the Yellowstone from below the northern boundary of Yellowstone Park to the river's confluence with the Missouri at Ft. Buford, North Dakota or about 525 miles. Have contributed stories to publications that include Men's Journal, Gray's Sporting Journal, Art of Angling Journal, The Denver Post, Briarpatch, E - The Environmental Magazine, California Literary Review, Outside, Counterpunch and Fly Rod & Reel. Camping, canoeing, upland bird hunting, cooking, reading, photography, fly fishing, hiking keep him occupied